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Barry Mocabee and his Nieuport 12. Exciting work done. Different frame spec.
Volker Heydecke makes good progress.
EAA Bipe Ready For Flight Testing.

Hans and Sam Early days working on their Hatz Classic
Don Warner shows how to install carb heat from exhaust heat.
Martin Hone starts on covering the fuse and more
Joe Meyeres Kitfox starts ground testing
Marco Flying In Brazil

Keith Littlely's 1st of a kind LittleWing  ompleted.
AIRDROME: Sopwith Pup added to Nieuports & Dr1
Kurtis Arnold makes good progress
Michel Cavin's Sopwith Camel Gets an Oil Tank
Shawn Disney makes progress on his CIRCA N12
Great NEW Project by Greoge Brink
New project by Niel Ring
Great Old Timer!
CANDICE UHLIR: gets fuse, wheels  well on the way
Dick Navratil's Piet FLYING! Also see Feb Issue of EAA Magazine
Wolfgang mounts R2800 to Siebel Hummel S202C
Dave Lillie's N12 construction work all done. Ground testing to follow.
Doug Kruger's Storch gets a R2800
Louie McGinnis well on the way with his Bakeng Deuce
Ready for covering. What's that in the background?
Robert Garcia's N17 to a new home. Ready to cover.
John Kerr Mounts the R3600 and installs oil tank

Part II Stutter gets wings

Jim Cantrell's Kitfox V takes to the skies.
Tim Gallagher installs wings , cowl and gauges.
Simon Mears Flying - see You Tube vieos.
1st of a Kind - NEW Modified ASSO IV by Alessandro Andreis
More great pics!
Early Stages - Mount being designed
Now flying with a 3  blade prop.
Mark Serbantez Project
Zenair CH701  R2800 Power ed Takes to the Skies,
WOW!  Magnificently done!
New Nieport Projects added!
John Murphy Kitfox 4 Flying! Many features worth a look at!
A must read Publication GA Pilot Jan 07 on the Gere Sport
NEW: JD SPECIAL.
SENSATION - waiting for reg to fly

More MAGNIFICENT In Flight Pics!
Paul Musso Ready to install R3600 into his Fokker DVIII

Golavio completes 3rd Spirit.
Full Scale DR1
Rotec Powered Aircraft wins Grand Champion
Renegade Spirit + R2800 official press release by MURPHY MFG.
SEE WHAT YOU MISSED
First flight 17th Aug
Air to air pics
Cowling and Prop
Flitzer gets an oil tank

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Plans for OSH 2008

See Rotec at Booth 400 North Aircraft Display

Tim Gallagher is working hard to get his Pober Jr. Ace ready. Preview >

There is also a chance that Fred Jackson will be there with is R3600 Powered Piper Clipper

Click to PreviewRobert Baslee of Airdrome Aircraft will be on Rotec's Booth with his NEW full scale Sopwith Pup (1st of its kind to be completed). Preview >

Click to PreviewCatch Up with Francesco Rizzi of Aerolab who will be on his own booth with the new Lo Camp powered by a Rotec Radial R2800 Preview >

Narromine 08: what you missed.
Gere Sport Wins Best VH Registered Aircraft at Narromine 08.
Click on the thumbnail for what you missed. Flybaby was also on display.

Flybaby does a Flyby Rotec Wins Another Award at recent “Escape To Cowra” SAAA fly-in
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What You Missed at Osh 2007.
Dick Navratil's Sensational Piet
R2800 and R3600 on display
Daily Engine Demo Runs
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Gere Sport Wins Major Awards At Avalon 2007 (Largest Air Show in the Southern Hemisphere!)
Click here for news...

Read about the Little Stearman EAA article on Phil Swensen's
Fisher Celebrity
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The aircraft is now fondly known as the "Little Stearman"
(either click on the thumbnail or RH click and save for future reference...requires Adobe Acrobat )

Renegade Spirit + R2800 official press release by MURPHY MFG. Murphy MFG Press release October 06: Renegade Spirit R2800 option available.
Click here to view Official Release


See OSH 06 Highlights! OSH2006
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(Click here to see the highlights including "that" chopper )

Jack Lenhardt's Bleriot takes to the skies - Bleriot lands at the McMinnville, OR. The plane is on view to the general public at the Evergreen Museum OR (location and info). Also please see Jacks Project page (here)

8.25 Years In Production

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Information on the latest updates:

Coming Soon!
8 WW1 Projects - 5 with R3600 + 2 with R2800 and one other!

27th April 2008: New Project. Barry Mocabee and his CIRCA Nieuport 12. Rather special consideration on mount design - in line with the late Graham Lee's thinking. Quite different aesthetics!

21st April 2008: Volker Heydecke maked good progress on the "Ishak" 2/3 scale Polikarpov I-16 Type 24.

19th April 2008: Jim Teel transforms EAA Bipe to radial power. Sensational looking aircraft!

15th April 2008: Rotec's preliminary plans for Osh 2008 (see RH column)

15th April 2008: Hans and Sam work on the fuselage of their Hatz Classic. Early days.

14th April 2008: Don Warner shows construction of Heat Muff for carb heat. An excellent example of how to use the exhaust heat.

13th April 2008: Martin Hone starts to cover the fuse and more... (R3600 project)

12th April 2008: Joe Meyeres starts ground testing his Kitfox 4 and R2800. Superb aircraft that gathers interest at the various places it been on display.

9th April 2008: Marco Adami finishes his Murphy Spirit and is flying in Brazilian Skies. Magnificent example of a Murphy Spirit.

9th April 2008: Keith Littlely's Australian LittleWing construction phase completed. First of a kind superbly finished!

8th April 2008: Airdrome and Aerolab will be at Fun 'N Sun 2008 see "Rotec News and Items of Interest" in right hand column.

8th April 2008: Gere Sport wins another Award at Narromine 08. See what you missed...

8th April 2008: Kurtis Arnold makes great progress on his Hatz Classic. Engine mounted, turtledeck etc. Great text on electrical redundancy system, oil tank, fuel tank and more ... Very interesting commentary.

27th Feb 2008: New Project. Michel Cavin Sopwith Camel (R3600). Oil tank design and manufacture completed. Great tank!

26th Feb 2008: Shawn Disney and his 1st of a Kind CIRCA Nieuport 12. Pics of fuselage and a tube press made by Shawn.

26th Feb 2008: A Bushbaby is not far off from taking off. Great new work being done in South Africa. 1st of a kind! (added new pics 26th Feb of earlier in the build)

25th Feb 2008: Kitfox 4 by Niel Ring: An all-time favorite and great combination with the R2800. New project replacing an existing engine with the RotecRadial. Beautiful aircraft!

20th Feb 2008 - Blériot XI Military a brilliant project. Extra pics of some custom made aluminium castings - eye for detail! (added descriptors/captionsto the various cast parts including wing warp pulley)

15th Feb 2008: Candice Uhlir gets on with building CIRCA N17 Fuse and purchases new wheels.

9th of Feb 2008: Dick Navratil's piet in flight. Also see on the cover of this month's EAA Magzine (slightly different photo) with an article inside

8th Feb 2008: Wolfgang Knowbloch trial mounts his R2800 to his historic Siebel Hummel S202C.

6th Feb 2008: Dave Lillie and Rick Giles very near flight status of of the Nieuport 12 now sporting a Rotec R2800 powerplant. Rick was the original builder of the Circa Nieport 12."

3rd Feb 2008: New Project. Louie his Bakeng Deuce and the Rotec R3600. Framework on the fuse and wind are all but complete.

1st Feb 2008: Some neat parts made for Marcel and Pierre's Blériot. Great work and eye for detail.

29thy January 2008: Arie's Murphy Spirit ready for covering - also see the old and the new but then which is the old and which is the new?

28th Jan 2008: Robert Garcia's N17 moves to a new home in a hanger. Ready to be covered.

27th Jan 2008: NEW Project a Hatz Classic. John Kerr installs R3600 onto his completed fuselage framework. Checks the oil tank for fit. Great pics to view!

27th Jan 2008 Part II: Petr Svoboda's 1 and 1/2 Strutter gets wings

22nd Jan 2008 Part I : Petr Svoboda's 1 & 1/2 Strutter undergoes a 4G stress test and some detail on the gauges, fuel and oil tanks. Second update soon to follow - look out for it.

31st Dec 2007 - Don Warner makes great strides on his Luscombe. Close to painting. Great attention to detail.

27th Dec 2007 - Volker Heydecke's Polikarpov I-16 makes great progress on the bodywork. Ready for paint job!

27th Dec 2007 - Jim Teel's R2800 powered EAA Bipe ready for painting. Great progress made.

23rd Dec 2007: Jim Cantell's Kitfox V took to the skies in October 2007. Web site update shows the R2800 powered Kitfox 5 in flight. Great looking plane!

23rd Dec 2007: Tim Gallegher's Pober Jnr Ace gets wings, cowl and cockpit gauges.

19th Dec 2007: Rotec's Production team at Tyabb for X'mas BBQ. Some nice pics of the boys and Rotec's Flybaby